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The L.L. Polk House preservation volunteer cleanup event was hosted by Preservation North Carolina with help from the town of Polkton and South Piedmont Community College on Oct. 13. The historic birthplace of Polkton founder […]

September is Childhood Obesity Awareness Month, and the Anson County Partnership for Children is sponsoring a PlayDaze at Little Park on Friday from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. “It is for children 2-5, but others […]

The Hampton B. Allen Library celebrated the national Batman Day on Saturday. Aaron Mehaffey, librarian, said that although fewer people attended this year compared to last year, he’s very thankful for the 20 people who […]

HOLLA! and One Love Tennis in Wilmington partnered to help three local youth attend the U.S. Open Tennis Tournament in Flushing, New York. Taliyah Sharp, an Anson County Early College student, and Ja’Kyri Hixson and […]

County Commissioner Vancine Sturdivant, of Faith Based Center of Hope, along with pastors Tim and Steve Adams and their Harvest Ministries Outreach Center members partnered to raise funds and collect school supplies for every teacher […]

Motheread, a literacy program to teach skills and strategies to mothers and grandmothers, is accepting applications for the next cycle until Sept. 7. The program is offered at Anson County Partnership for Children every Thursday […]

When all of the bees from his four hives seemed to have disappeared overnight, Anson native Donnie Marcum reached out to the N.C. Depaterment of Agriculture to find out why. Nancy Rupert, apiary inspector for […]

ROCKINGHAM — An Anson County man was shot and killed early Thursday afternoon in a neighboring county. Michael Jeffery Marble, 58, died after being shot by 40-year-old Lanetta Peguese, according to investigators with the Rockingham […]